(Cricket news) David Warner led the charge with a 41-ball 75 and Mitchell Starc then went on to pick up a 4-fer as Australia in the end completed a comfortable 31-run win over West Indies at the Gabba, to finish the two-match series with a 2-0 victory. Warner for the most part of the match was single-handedly responsible for ensuring the momentum wasn't seized by the visitors. He began his innings with a flurry of boundaries in the opening over. West Indies did manage to trouble the batters at the other end but by that time Warner brought up his half century in the eighth over, Cameron Green was dismissed for a 4-ball 1 and Aaron Finch struggled away to a 13-ball 5.

Warner spared no West Indies bowlers as he was looking to accelerate his strike rate. West Indies, however, clawed their way back as they dismissed both the batters in successive overs. As Warner perished in while attempting to pull Odean Smith only to top edge it. Before Tim David came to the crease, Australia lost another wicket when Glenn Maxwell got run out while attempting a quick single. The hard-hitting David initially took his time to settle in, barely five balls in he hit Cariah for a six down the ground.

It was in the 17th over that he accelerated to fifth gear, tonking Obed McCoy for two fours and two sixes off the first four balls of the over before getting out on the fifth ball. His 20-ball 42 was vital as the rest of the batters failed to maintain a similar tempo. Steven Smith, Matthew Wade and Pat Cummins could only take Australia to a very competitive 178. In the second innings, West Indies struggled to find momentum early on as Johnson Charles, who was dropped 2, threatened to make Australia; however, the hosts struck twice in quick succession as Brandon King stepped out and was bamboozled by Adam Zampa to be stumped while Nicholas Pooran pulled Mitchell Starc straight to the mid wicket fielder. Wickets continued to tumble as the main man Johnson Charles fell to Green while Starc continued his good form by bagging two more wickets. A brief assault by Akeal Hosein on Adam Zampa in the 16th over didn't prove enough as West Indies were limited to 147 for 8 in the end.

Brief Scores: Australia 178/7 in 20 overs (David Warner 75, Tim David 42; Alzarri Joseph 3-21) beat West Indies 147/8 in 20 overs (Johnson Charles 29, Akeal Hosein 25; Mitchell Starc 4-20) by 31 runs

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